With a Vietnamese passport, travelers can enter 54 countries and territories without a visa.
Passport and visa are two necessary travel documents for international travel between countries. According to the Henley Passport Index, which evaluates 199 passports and 227 destinations, including countries and territories worldwide, the Vietnamese passport ranks 90th with a score of 54, up 4 places from last year.
According to the same ranking, the Japanese passport and Singaporean passport are the most powerful passports in the world with the same score of 192.
Therefore, according to the Henley Passport Index, Vietnamese citizens are exempt from visas and only need to apply for a visa when arriving (visa on arrival) or an electronic visa (eTA) with a high success rate in 54 countries and territories, including:
Visa-free destinations for Vietnamese passports: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Barbados, Haiti, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Dominica.
Visa on arrival destinations: Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu, Iran, Kuwait, St. Lucia, Maldives, Nepal, Tajikistan, East Timor, Bolivia, Cape Verde Islands, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia.
eTA accepted destinations: Taiwan (China), Sri Lanka.
In addition, Algeria, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Romania, and Cuba are countries that grant visas to Vietnamese passport holders without fees and with valid passports.
The Henley Passport Index is an annual and reputable ranking of Henley & Partners. The exclusive data is provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the largest and most accurate tourism information database, which is the basis for completing this ranking.